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Text -- Mark 1:1-31 (NET)

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The Ministry of John the Baptist
1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 1:2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way, 1:3 the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’” 1:4 In the wilderness John the baptizer began preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 1:5 People from the whole Judean countryside and all of Jerusalem were going out to him, and he was baptizing them in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins. 1:6 John wore a garment made of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. 1:7 He proclaimed, “One more powerful than I am is coming after me; I am not worthy to bend down and untie the strap of his sandals. 1:8 I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus
1:9 Now in those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan River. 1:10 And just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens splitting apart and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. 1:11 And a voice came from heaven: “You are my one dear Son; in you I take great delight.” 1:12 The Spirit immediately drove him into the wilderness. 1:13 He was in the wilderness forty days, enduring temptations from Satan. He was with wild animals, and angels were ministering to his needs.
Preaching in Galilee and the Call of the Disciples
1:14 Now after John was imprisoned, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God. 1:15 He said, “The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the gospel!” 1:16 As he went along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon’s brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen). 1:17 Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people.” 1:18 They left their nets immediately and followed him. 1:19 Going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother in their boat mending nets. 1:20 Immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.
Jesus’ Authority
1:21 Then they went to Capernaum. When the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. 1:22 The people there were amazed by his teaching, because he taught them like one who had authority, not like the experts in the law. 1:23 Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, 1:24 “Leave us alone, Jesus the Nazarene! Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are– the Holy One of God!” 1:25 But Jesus rebuked him: “Silence! Come out of him!” 1:26 After throwing him into convulsions, the unclean spirit cried out with a loud voice and came out of him. 1:27 They were all amazed so that they asked each other, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He even commands the unclean spirits and they obey him.” 1:28 So the news about him spread quickly throughout all the region around Galilee.
Healings at Simon’s House
1:29 Now as soon as they left the synagogue, they entered Simon and Andrew’s house, with James and John. 1:30 Simon’s mother-in-law was lying down, sick with a fever, so they spoke to Jesus at once about her. 1:31 He came and raised her up by gently taking her hand. Then the fever left her and she began to serve them.
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:
 · Andrew the brother of Simon Peter
 · Capernaum a town located on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee.
 · Galilee the region of Palestine north of Sameria and west of the upper Jordan River,a region west of Lake Galilee and north of the Jezreel Valley
 · Isaiah a son of Amoz; a prophet active in Judah from about 740 to 701 B.C.,son of Amoz; a major prophet in the time of Hezekiah
 · James a son of Zebedee; brother of John; an apostle,a son of Alpheus; an apostle,a brother of Jesus; writer of the epistle of James,the father (or brother) of the apostle Judas
 · Jerusalem the capital city of Israel,a town; the capital of Israel near the southern border of Benjamin
 · John a son of Zebedee; younger brother of James; the beloved disciple of Christ,a relative of Annas the high priest,a son of Mary the sister of Barnabas, and surnamed Mark,the father of Simon Peter
 · Jordan the river that flows from Lake Galilee to the Dead Sea,a river that begins at Mt. Hermon, flows south through Lake Galilee and on to its end at the Dead Sea 175 km away (by air)
 · Judea a region that roughly corresponded to the earlier kingdom of Judah
 · Nazareth a town in lower Galilee about halfway between the Sea of Galilee and the Mediterranean Sea
 · Satan a person, male (evil angelic),an angel that has rebelled against God
 · Simon a son of Jonas and brother of Andrew; an apostle of Jesus Christ,a man who was one of the apostles of Christ and also called 'the Zealot',a brother of Jesus,a man who was a well-know victim of leprosy who had been healed by Jesus (NIV note),a man from Cyrene who was forced to carry the cross of Jesus,a Pharisee man in whose house Jesus' feet were washed with tears and anointed,the father of Judas Iscariot,a man who was a sorcerer in Samaria and who wanted to buy the gifts of the Spirit,a man who was a tanner at Joppa and with whom Peter was staying when Cornelius sent for him
 · Zebedee the father of James and John, who were two of the twelve apostles


Dictionary Themes and Topics: Jesus, The Christ | MARK, THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO, 2 | Capernaum | JESUS CHRIST, 4C1 | JESUS CHRIST, 4A | John | James | Andrew | MARK, THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO, 1 | Miracles | Peter | GALILEE, SEA OF | Faith | Zebedee | Self-denial | Gospel | Obedience | Baptism | Fishing, the art of | PETER, SIMON | more
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NET Notes: Mar 1:1 The first verse of Mark’s Gospel appears to function as a title: The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. It is not certain,...

NET Notes: Mar 1:2 The opening lines of the quotation are from Exod 23:20; Mal 3:1. Here is the forerunner who points the way to the arrival of God’s salvation. Hi...

NET Notes: Mar 1:3 A quotation from Isa 40:3.

NET Notes: Mar 1:4 A baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins was a call for preparation for the arrival of the Lord’s salvation. To participate in this b...

NET Notes: Mar 1:5 Grk “they were being baptized by him.” The passive construction has been rendered as active in the translation for the sake of English sty...

NET Notes: Mar 1:6 John’s lifestyle was in stark contrast to many of the religious leaders of Jerusalem who lived in relative ease and luxury. While his clothing a...

NET Notes: Mar 1:7 The term refers to the leather strap or thong used to bind a sandal. This is often viewed as a collective singular and translated as a plural, “...

NET Notes: Mar 1:9 “River” is not in the Greek text but is supplied for clarity.

NET Notes: Mar 1:10 The phrase like a dove is a descriptive comparison. The Spirit is not a dove, but descended like one in some sort of bodily representation.

NET Notes: Mar 1:11 The allusions in the remarks of the text recall Ps 2:7a; Isa 42:1 and either Isa 41:8 or, less likely, Gen 22:12,16. God is marking out Jesus as his c...

NET Notes: Mar 1:13 Grk “were serving him,” “were ministering to him.”

NET Notes: Mar 1:14 The genitive in the phrase τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ θεοῦ (...

NET Notes: Mar 1:15 The kingdom of God is a reference to the sovereign activity of God as he rules over his creation and brings his plans to realization.

NET Notes: Mar 1:16 This is a parenthetical comment by the author.

NET Notes: Mar 1:17 The kind of fishing envisioned was net – not line – fishing (cf. v. 16; cf. also BDAG 55 s.v. ἀμφιβάλ&...

NET Notes: Mar 1:18 The expression followed him pictures discipleship, which means that to learn from Jesus is to follow him as the guiding priority of one’s life.

NET Notes: Mar 1:19 Or “a boat.” The phrase ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ (en tw ploiw) can either refer to a generic boat, some...

NET Notes: Mar 1:21 The synagogue was a place for Jewish prayer and worship, with recognized leadership (cf. Luke 8:41). Though its origin is not entirely clear, it seems...

NET Notes: Mar 1:22 Or “the scribes.” The traditional rendering of γραμματεύς (grammateu") as “sc...

NET Notes: Mar 1:23 Grk “he cried out, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been tr...

NET Notes: Mar 1:24 The confession of Jesus as the Holy One here is significant, coming from an unclean spirit. Jesus, as the Holy One of God, who bears God’s Spiri...

NET Notes: Mar 1:25 The command Come out of him! is an example of Jesus’ authority (see v. 32). Unlike other exorcists, Jesus did not use magical incantations nor d...

NET Notes: Mar 1:28 Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in t...

NET Notes: Mar 1:29 See the note on synagogue in 1:21.

NET Notes: Mar 1:30 Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

NET Notes: Mar 1:31 The imperfect verb is taken ingressively here.

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